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Home inspectors in Macomb County, MI

How Macomb County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #183 of 415 scored counties
#5 of 15 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
23
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,172 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
84
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
886,221
+0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 home inspectors in Macomb County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Households in Macomb County spend about $5.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,172 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 16% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Macomb County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 39,852 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Macomb County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home inspectors in Macomb County is 52 (upper middle), #183 of 415 scored counties and #5 of 15 scored counties in Michigan.

How Macomb County compares

The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Home inspectors in Macomb County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMacomb CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8486100
Households per official establishment39,85226,99617,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,172$13,996$16,661
Median household income$77,837$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5236

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 9
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Macomb County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Macomb County

Population, 2025 estimate
886,221+0.7% since 2020
Households
358,668
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
479 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,835
Median household income
$77,837+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,852
Median home value
$243,900
Jobs located here
329,207
Daytime population
825,351Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Macomb County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Washtenaw County, MI6370.5126−0.4%#98 of 415
2Wayne County, MI58240.3146−1.1%#131 of 415
3Oakland County, MI56340.695+1.2%#148 of 415
4Ottawa County, MI5680.780+3.9%#152 of 415
5Macomb County, MI52230.684+0.7%#183 of 415
6Livingston County, MI4591.252+1.7%#250 of 415
7Kent County, MI40230.962+2.5%#289 of 415
8Genesee County, MI38120.770−1.1%#305 of 415
9Ingham County, MI3770.685+1.7%#313 of 415
10Kalamazoo County, MI34111.052+0.8%#329 of 415

Other business types in Macomb County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Macomb County, MI?

Macomb County has 23 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

How much do households in Macomb County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $5.1B a year, or $14,172 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 16% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 358,668 households in Macomb County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Macomb County, MI compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Macomb County has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 84, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Macomb County would have about 19, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 39,852 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Macomb County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Macomb County at 886,221 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 358,668 households. Median household income in Macomb County is $77,837, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Macomb County scores 52 for home inspectors (upper middle), #183 of 415 scored counties.

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